Detachable wire-spoked wheel



W. H. HEALES.

DETACHABLE WIRE SPOKED WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.3,1921.

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Specication oi Letters Patent.

patented oct. ai, naar.

Application ledl January 3, 1921. `Serial No. ttt.

To all whom t may concern,

Be it known that ll, WILLIAM HENRY Hennes, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at.. 573 Stoney Stanton road, Coventry, in the county of Warwick,

' England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Detachable Wire-Spotted Wheels, ot which the fol` lowing is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to detachable wire spoked wheels.

According to my invention the wire spoked wheels are so constructed that they may be readily used in substitution for the usual bolted detachable wheels thereby obtaining the advantages of a detachable wire spoked wheel which is interchangeable (on the same hub) with a detachable wooden or titl pressed steel wheel of usual type.

For the purpose of my invention the boss of the wire spoked wheel comprises a circular sheet metal box-like portion which is of approximately the same width as the boss of an ordinary detachable wooden or pressed steel wheel and which has a central hole litting the cylindrical part of the hub portion carried by the axle. The said box-like portion or boss may be of U-shape in cross section closed at the mouth and suitably formed or flanged at the edges :tor the reception of the inner ends of the wire spokes. rlhe said bor-like portion has a circular series oi transverse sleeves or bushes which register with the usual annular series of retaining studs or bolts on the said hub portion. The said sleeves or bushes extend from one side to the other ot the said box-like portion at points corresponding with the usual attaching studs or bolts. For closing the opening at the mouth of the ll-shaped portion ll employ a metal annulus or ring suitably-applied thereto or formed in one therewlth.

ln order that the said invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into ettect the same will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a transverse vertical Sr ition ot the upper halt of one torni of the improved wheel mounted on the hub portion of the axle.

lFigs. 2 to l are also transverse vertical sections oi the upper halves of modified torina ot the improved wheel.

-the opening Like letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the tigures.A

A 1s the annular U-shaped steel portion of the wheel boss constituting a circular boxlike member having flanged edges a with whlch the inner ends of the wire spokes 0 c engage and also having a circular series of transverse holes provided with sleeves `or bushes a2 to receive the studs or bolts b on the hub portion B which is carried by the axle as is well understood. 'C is the wheel rim vwith which the outer ends of said wire spokes are connected in any appropriate manner. The central hole oi the annular U-shaped portion A fits onto the cylindrical part bx of the hub portion B and the wheel is held in place by nuts Z2 engaging with the studs or bolts b, an annular disk or washer b2 being situated between the said nuts and the wheel boss as is usual with bolted detachable wheels of the wooden or pressed steel type. In Fig. 1 ll have indicated in dotted lines the position which the usual bolted detachable wheel would occupy when used in substitution for the wire spoked wheel. A is the metal ring or annulus for closing at the mouth of the U-shaped portion A. ln Fig. l this ring engages at its edges with recesses a3, a3 where it is secured by welding or other appropriate means. ln Fig. 2 the aforesaid ring A eX- tends4 across the flanged edges a of the -shaped portion A so that the inner ends of the wire spokes pass through the said ring as well as through the Hanged edges a', and the edges ot the said ring are shaped to suit the form ot' the said flanged edges. lin Fig. 3 the edgesof the ring A are bent over the hanged edges a of the lll-shaped portion A so as to completely inclose the same. ln each ot' the forms of the improved wheel illustrated, by Figs. 15 2 and 3, the space within the ll-shaped portion A is shown substantial thickness and are provided With shoulders a5 in which case the packing material a4 can be dispensed with.

Although I have shown several examples of the form which my improved Wheel may take I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to confine myself thereto.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A detachable Wire spoked Wheel in which the boss consists of acircular sheet metal box-like portion of approximately the same Width as the boss of an ordinary detachable Wooden or pressed steel Wheel and having a central hole ittino the cylindrical part of the axle, outwardly directed peripheral flanges on said circular portion to which the inner ends of the Wire spokes are connected and a circular series of sleeves Situated within said circular box-like portion and adapted to register with the existing attaching bolts for retaining the Wheel in lace.

2. A detachable Wire spoked Wheel in which the boss consists of a circular sheet metal box-like portion suitably formed at the periphery for the reception ft the inner ends of the Wire spokes and having a cenf tral hole fitting the cylindrical.y art of the axle and also a circular series o` lholes surrounding said central hole for the reception of retaining bolts.

3. A detachable wire spoked Wheel in which the boss consists of an annular sheet metal1 U-shaped portion suitably formed at the periphery for the reception of the inner ends of the wire spokes and having at its base a central hole itting the cylindrical part of the axle and also having a circular series of sleeves surrounding said central hole for the reception of retaining bolts.

4. A detachable Wire spoked Wheel in which the boss consists of an annular sheet metal U-shaped `portion suitably formed at the periphery for the reception of the inner ends of the wire spokes and having at its base a central hole fitting the cylindrical part of the axle and-also having a circular series of sleeves surrounding said central hole for the reception of retaining bolts, and a metal ring at the mouth of said U-shaped portion.

5. A detachable wire spoked wheel in `which the boss consists of an annular sheet metal U-shaped portion flanged at the periphery for the reception of the inner ends of the wire spokes and having at its base a central hole fitting' the cylindrical part of the axle and also having a circular serles of sleeves surrounding said central hole for the reception of retaining bolts, and a metal rin at the mouth of said U-shaped portion Wit its edges extending over the fianged periphery.

WILLIAM HENRY HEALES. 

